Posts Tagged with "dinner party"
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jillbcooks 10/8/2009 7:02:00 PM
Blustery wind, cold rain and dipping temperatures make me crave comfort foods. Last weekend we had guests over for a casual dinner. When I was thinking about what to make I was seriously wishing I could go to a restaurant that was an old favorite before we moved away from D.C., Hard Times Café. The restaurant harkens back to the Great Depression and the chili parlors that offered up a substantive meal at a fair price. They bring a taste sampler to your table so you can try their different chilis: vegetarian (my favorite, because it has peanuts in it), Cincinnati, Texas (my husband’s fave) and Terlingua Red (also a very...
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jillbcooks 5/7/2009 7:34:00 AM
Happy Odd Day
Feeling listless or a little off kilter today? Odd even? Today is “Odd Day.”Today, 5/7/09, is one of only six dates this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers.
I like days like “Odd Day” and like to use them as teachable moments for kids. A math teacher who delights in dates like today’s is even sponsoring a contest with a cash prize for creative celebrations of the date. According to www.oddday.net, “Prizes will be distributed to those who involve the most people in the Oddest Parade of Odd Characters, write the best Odd Ode, or create the best Odd Celeb...
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chicken breast recipe, cupcake, dinner party, odd day, seven layer salad
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